The first data release in May will include the census usually resident population (the count of all people who usually live in New Zealand and were present on census night), the count of dwellings (the places where people live or stay) and data on Māori descent.

This is just the first release – with date releases and insights from that data also to come from October 2024.

Māori descent counts will also be released by the Data Iwi Leaders Group on Te Whata data platform. 

Find out more about what updates are coming up 

To find out more about what is coming and opportunities to learn more about the data, and census products and services visit https://www.stats.govt.nz/2023-census/.

Key links and resources 

• 2023 Census release schedule – the plan for 2023 Census data releases.
• 2023 Census products and services – a summary of how we will make census data available.
• Engagement about 2023 Census data – about opportunities to engage with us on census data, including technical seminars for data users in May 2024.